() "Mom! I'm back."
After returning home, Su Lin shouted proudly, only to find that his mother was not at home.
"Dad, are you back?"
I looked in the bedroom and bathroom, but there was no one there. It was already six o'clock today, and none of my parents had come back yet. What was going on
"Really, wouldn't my parents leave me alone and live in a world of two?"
Su Lin secretly smiled, and then took out a piece of paper from his schoolbag. It was the score card of his mock exam. It records Su Lin's scores in each subject of this mock test, as well as his ranking in the class and the entire grade.
"Whenever you scold me, you always look for it. Today we managed to get some results, but no one was at home."
Su Lin groaned and placed the report card on the table in the living room. His stomach was already growling, but his mother didn't come back, so Su Lin could only turn on the TV and watch while waiting.
After a while, Su Lin's mother Liang Guizhu came back, but she looked sad and worried, and she seemed to be ten years older.
"Mom! What's wrong?"
Seeing his mother like this, Su Lin couldn't help but feel his heart tightening. He had never seen his mother so troubled.
"Hey! Xiaolin, mom... mom is laid off."
After choking for a long time, Mother Ye looked at her son, tears welling up in her eyes. Liang Guizhu previously worked as a processing worker in a state-owned enterprise workshop. Although her monthly salary was not much, only more than two thousand, it was enough for the family's daily expenses.
However, over the past few years, the efficiency of state-owned enterprises has been declining. Many state-owned enterprises have begun large-scale layoffs. This time, it was finally the turn of Ye Mu's workplace.
This afternoon, the workshop supervisor suddenly came to Liang Guizhu and asked her to go through the formalities to be laid off.
"Mom is laid off?"
Su Lin's head was also banged, which was a big blow to their family. Now, only my father works in the transportation company. With a salary of more than 3,000 yuan a month, he can barely support the family.
And Sulin still has to go to college, so there is nothing he needs to spend money on? The family's savings were not much to begin with, but now they are even more strapped.
"Hey! Xiao Lin, forget it, I won't tell you anymore. This is an adult matter, and your dad is still supporting you at home. You just need to study hard now. As long as you can get into a second-level school, your parents will just borrow money from you. Money will also allow you to continue studying. It’s so late and you’re hungry! Mom went to cook, but it’s strange that your dad hasn’t come back yet. Is he working overtime?”
After talking for a while, Ye Mu wiped her tears, then rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen to cook, leaving Su Lin alone on the sofa in the living room, filled with unpleasant feelings.
"It has been very difficult for my parents to support me in school for so many years. But I have always been so ignorant and do not know how to study. Those tuition fees are all earned by my parents' hard work and every drop of blood and sweat."
Sitting on the sofa, Su Lin felt a little heavy and very annoyed. Why was he so ignorant that he didn't know how to help his family share the financial burden, but he didn't study all day long and made trouble.
"No! I have grown up. I will be eighteen years old in two months. I am a member of this family. I can no longer let my parents worry about this family or me. I also want to My parents are old and should no longer work hard to support this family. It’s time to enjoy their happiness.”
Su Lin clenched his fists, frowned slightly, and swore secretly while feeling regretful.
Perhaps, it was unrealistic for Su Lin to think and swear like this in the past, but now that he has such a magical ability to pause time, as long as Su Lin uses it well, it is not too difficult to just help his parents share the financial burden of the family.
Bang!
The door to his home was pushed open. Su Lin suddenly looked towards the door and saw that his father Su Guorong was back. But Su's father came back in a very wrong state today. He smelled of alcohol, walked crookedly and fell into the living room.
"Dad, why are you drinking? Aren't you allowed to drink at work?"
Su Lin quickly stepped forward to support his father. Logically speaking, his father drove a long-distance transport truck in the company and was not allowed to drink unless he did not need to go to work the next day.
"You damn ghost, you're drinking again!"
Mother Su came out of the kitchen after hearing the commotion, still holding an iron spoon in her hand. When she saw Su Guorong like this, she became angry and cursed loudly, "I told you not to drink, don't drink." , you have to go to work tomorrow, can you still drive to work after drinking like this?"
"What kind of class are you in? There is no class. I don't want to accept that nonsense anymore. I have worked hard to drive a car for your crappy company for ten years, and I didn't get a few bucks in salary increase. Now I'm going to fire you if you say I'm going to fire you. That's it." Company, I can’t stay any longer..."
After drinking, Su Guorong was completely different from Su Lin's image of being strict with his father. When he opened his mouth, he started swearing, yelling, and dancing. However, he lost his balance and became unsteady. With Su Lin's help, Su Guorong suddenly lost his balance. He fell on the sofa and fell asleep.
"What? Lao Su, what did you say? You were also fired from the company?"
Su's father's words were like a bolt from the blue. Su's mother's face turned pale for a moment. Regardless of Su's father being asleep, she stepped forward, shook Su's father's body, and kept asking: "Old Su, what are you talking about? You Why are you laid off? Isn’t the boss of the company your former comrade? Why don’t they want you anymore even if they say they don’t want you? Just talk!”
I asked him several questions in succession, but Su's father had drunk wine and now slept on the bed. He was snoring so loudly that he couldn't wake up no matter how he screamed.
"Mom, could Dad be drunk and talking nonsense? You also said that the boss of the company is Dad's former comrade in the army. It is impossible for Dad to be fired so suddenly. Dad must be drunk and talking nonsense. .”
Su Lin also had a frown on his face. Seeing his mother's anxious look, he could only comfort his mother.
"What do you know! This day... I can't survive this day!"
Sadly, if both husband and wife were laid off, the Su family would have no source of income at all. With only tens of thousands of yuan in savings, they would have to support Su Lin in college. Money, money, money is needed everywhere, so what should I do
A heavy burden, a hopeless future, and guilt for my son! Su Guorong was still drunk, and all the pressure rushed into Liang Guizhu's heart. Although she usually behaves strongly, how can a woman bear so much pressure
"Mom! Don't worry, I... I will do my best. Even if my father is laid off, there is still me. I will support this family."
Su Lin stepped forward and hugged his mother. Seeing her mother sobbing in his arms, his heart felt sour and unpleasant at all.
It turns out that it is not easy for parents too.
It turns out that adults have so many troubles.
It turns out that my mother is not as strong as she appears.
…
At this moment, Su Lin felt that he seemed to know a lot and understand a lot. Those childish ideas in the past seem so ridiculous now.
Yes, Su Lin has matured a little, and people have understood that living in this world means taking responsibility. In the past, his parents were there to support him. If something happened, they would help him deal with the aftermath. But now, this family has fallen into a precarious state.
It's time. Sulin felt that his shoulders suddenly became much heavier. It was responsibility. He also had to shoulder the responsibility of this family.
"Mom, take care of dad first! I'll cook."
After patting his mother on the back, Su Lin took the iron spoon from his mother's hand, went to the kitchen and scooped out the soup that was being cooked in the pot.
"Xiao Lin..."
There was hazy steam in the kitchen, and Mother Su felt a little comforted as she looked at her son's busy back. No matter what, it seems that his son has really grown up. Even if Su Lin fails to go to college and finds a job honestly in the future, as long as he is sensible and diligent, his family will not be hopeless.
Finding a ray of comfort and the only hope from Su Lin, Su's mother cheered up. That's right, I am dying, my husband is dying, and my son Sulin is dying.
Su Lin is all the hope of the couple. Unfortunately, Su Lin's grades are not good. If he really can't go to college, how can he gain a foothold in this society with a high school diploma
Liang Guizhu knows very well that nowadays, when young people are looking for a job, a diploma is the stepping stone. Even if you have a technical secondary school diploma, it is better than those who only have a high school diploma.
But on the other hand, Liang Guizhu is now afraid that Su Lin will be admitted to university, especially the kind of university with high tuition fees. And there is a high possibility that Su Lin will get admitted to this kind of university. In this way, the quality of the school is not very good, but he will have to pay a large amount of tuition every year.
Where do college tuition fees come from? This is another headache for Liang Guizhu.
"Hey! Lao Su, Lao Su! I hope you were just talking nonsense just now. If you are really laid off, how will our family live?"
After shaking Su's father who was lying on the sofa like a dead pig, Liang Guizhu climbed up again with a sad look on his face.
"Huh? What is this? Is it the result of Xiao Lin's last mock exam?"
Suddenly, Su's mother saw the results that Su Lin had placed on the table in the living room.
"Why did the test report come out so quickly after the test this time? And when this little brat's report card came out before, he wanted to hide it. How could he be so obedient and put it on the living room table today?"
Mother Su picked up the report card and glanced at it without taking a serious look. It's okay if you don't look at it, but you'll be shocked when you look at it. Yes, it's because of the scores on the report card and the class ranking of that digit and the grade ranking of two digits.